Duke University coach Mike Krzyzewski captured his 903rd victory to set a men’s Division I
college basketball record as the Blue Devils defeated Michigan
State 74-69 at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Krzyzewski, 64, broke the record he shared with mentor Bob Knight, who coached Krzyzewski at Army. Knight was at the game
last night as an ESPN analyst and shared an embrace with his
former point guard after Andre Dawkins scored 26 points and Duke
(3-0) used a 20-1 second-half run for the win.

“The basketball gods are good,” Krzyzewski said in a
televised interview. “They put two guys who’ve done a lot in
the game together, special moments, and tonight is another one
of those special moments.”

Fans carried signs saying “Best Koach Ever,” referring to
a man known throughout college basketball as “Coach K.” After
the game, Krzyzewski received a game ball on the court from Mark Emmert, president of the National Collegiate Athletic
Association.

Krzyzewski, whose record is 903-283, has led Duke to four
national championships in 31 seasons. The Hall of Fame coach
also has a record 79 victories in the NCAA tournament.

Knight, 71, went 902-371 and won three national
championships as a coach at Army, Indiana University and Texas
Tech University.

“It’s neat for a coach and his former player to have the
opportunity to win this many games while each one was coaching
at nearly the same time,” Knight said in a statement. “The
history of college basketball has had no better coach than Mike
Krzyzewski.”

Also last night, Kentucky defeated Kansas 75-65 at Madison
Square Garden, Ohio State won 81-74 against visiting Florida and
Syracuse won 98-74 at home against Albany.